---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-001563"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MKTW"
cik: "0001805651"
company_name: "MARKETWISE, INC."
filed_at: "2025-01-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T01:17:38.809064+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MarketWise prelim Q4 billings $55M (+10% QoQ); declares $0.03 special dividend

## Summary
- Preliminary Q4 2024 billings $55M, over 10% sequential increase from Q3 2024.
- Return to positive cash flow generation in Q4 after three prior negative cash flow quarters.
- Cash and cash equivalents estimated $98M at Dec 31, 2024, up from $94M at Sep 30, 2024.
- Special dividend $0.03 per Class A share, payable Feb 26, 2025 to holders of record Jan 29, 2025; total ~$1.3M.
- No debt outstanding; line of credit expired unused in October 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-001563
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MKTW
- cik: 0001805651
- company_name: MARKETWISE, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-01-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000162828025001563/0001628280-25-001563-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000162828025001563/mktw-20250115.htm

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